Monday, 12 July 2010

ORANGEFEST – ILLUSION OR DELUSION?

On the eve of the July 12 parade by Orangemen in Belfast, violence erupted in the west and north of the city which left 27 police injured, three from a shotgun blast. The confrontations occurred in the New Lodge and Broadway districts.

This morning's parade of the Orangemen, who celebrate the victory of the Protestant King William of Orange, over Catholic King James, at the ''Battle of the Boyne'' in 1690, passed off peacefully. The Orangemen will gather on the outskirts for a rally and political speeches before returning to the city and their neighbourhoods.

It remains to be seen if the peace holds later this evening as many of the marchers make their way past interface areas bordering Nationalist and Loyalist neighbourhoods.











All photos
© Joe ÓNéill
Posted by Joe ÓNéill at 12:48

1 comment:

  1. Peter Mulholland15 July 2010 at 11:32

    For more pictures of the Orange 'carnival of reaction' see http://orangecitadel.blogspot.com/
    Feel free to use as you see fit Joe.

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